The Quiet Collapse: How Declining Birth Rates Threaten Civilization, Reshape Global Futures, and Call for a New Framework of Sustainability

Across the globe, birth rates are falling. While longer lives and greater freedoms have transformed modern societies, the trend of demographic decline carries profound risks for the future of civilization. The Quiet Collapse examines what happens when societies stop growing, unpacking the political, economic, and cultural consequences of shrinking populations.With professional depth and clarity, this book explains how demographic decline weakens labor markets, pressures social welfare systems, and challenges democratic stability. It draws on global data and historical precedents to reveal how low fertility reshapes national priorities and international power dynamics. At the same time, it outlines the systems needed to adapt—rethinking sustainability, reimagining prosperity, and designing policies for resilience in an era of population contraction.For academics, professionals, and policymakers, The Quiet Collapse provides an essential framework for understanding one of the most consequential shifts of the 21st century.